Bilbo's Random Thought Collection

New month, new examples of brilliance in editing and signage ... Unfortunate juxtaposition ... They're breeding ... I'm going to try...

This past Monday in this space, I wrote of the parallels that I see between the unfolding Russian assault on independent Ukraine and the Ger...

As you all know, I am a dedicated, if amateur, student of history. One of the things that fascinates me is the realization of parallels betw...

This song by Warren Zevon has appeared on Musical Sunday several times before, because it has a timeless connection to news events about pol...

Just when you thought the news couldn't get much worse ... Russia launched a massive invasion of Ukraine on three fronts, triggering eco...

It's often difficult to sift through the many dozens/scores/hundreds/thousands of blathering idiots who are eligible for receipt of my q...

This past week we celebrated Valentines Day, the day dedicated to the pursuit of lust ... uh ... love. It's the one day a year on which ...

As King Theoden memorably asked, "How did it come to this?" ... The Catholic church has called into question the validity of thou...

And here we go again ... I think I know how to drive away unwanted trick-or-treaters ... The skinny ones must shower more often ... I didn...

This past Saturday was the birthday (in 1663) of Puritan clergyman and writer Cotton Mather , a major intellectual figure in early America. ...